Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Poet Critic English 1772 – 1834

English Romantic poet and author of Kubla Khan.

379 quotes

"The future is not predetermined; we shape it with our choices."
Hope
"Patience is the virtue of the wise."
Patience
"We live by admiration, hope, and love."
Inspiration
"The mind is its own place and in itself can make a heaven of hell."
Philosophy
"Kindness in thought leads to kindness in action."
Kindness
"Solitude is the birthplace of all great thoughts."
Solitude
"The greatest adventures begin with a single dream."
Adventure
"Death is but a transition to another form of existence."
Death
"True freedom resides in the liberty of thought."
Freedom
"Every person contains multitudes of potential selves."
Philosophy
"Science and poetry are not enemies; they are partners in discovery."
Science
"The courage to be yourself is the rarest courage of all."
Courage
"History teaches us that those who ignore its lessons are doomed to repeat them."
History
"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."
Gratitude
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Power
"The pursuit of perfection will only bring you misery."
Wisdom
"Fear is the mind's way of protecting what we love most."
Fear
"Health of body depends on health of mind."
Health
"True strength is shown in vulnerability."
Strength
"Money is the sinews of action, but wisdom must be the head."
Money
"War is a failure of imagination."
War
"The best teacher is experience, though a costly one."
Education
"Beauty resides not in perfection but in authenticity."
Beauty
"Hope springs eternal in the human breast."
Hope
"The greatest discoveries often come from the most naive questions."
Knowledge
"Technology is a tool; wisdom is how we use it."
Technology
"Laughter is the soul's way of dancing."
Humor
"To love is to risk everything."
Love
"The family is the foundation of all human society."
Family
"Success without significance is empty."
Success